Conveying apparatus.



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PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906. J. H. GILMAN & A. J. BENNETT.

CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLIOATION FILED AUG.21.1905.

No. 837,053. PATBNTED NOV. 27, 1906. J. H. GILMANGL A. J. BENNETT.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

ABPLIOATION FILED AUG-.21. 1905.

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No. 837,053. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

J. H. GILMAN & A. J. BENNETT.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

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APPLIUATION FILED AUG.21. 1905.

.'N0.`837,053. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

- J. E. GILMAN E A. J. BENNETT CONVEYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.21.1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN H. GILMAN AND ALBERT J. BENNETT, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO KING AND HAMILTON COMPANY, OF OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CONVEYING 4APPARATUSl ,l 4Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Appiitaion sied August 2i. 190.5. serial No. 274,975.

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Be it known that we, JOHN H. GILMAN and ,ALBERT J. BENNETT, citizens of the.

United States, and residents of Ottawa, La-

salle county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveying Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is concerned with conveying and is designed to produce a device of the -class described which shall be simple in its construction, eil'icient in its operation, and which is ca able of being used entirely within the crib, w 1ere it is of the double type with a single roof and a central driveway.

Ve will first describe our invention in detail and then point out the novel features thereof in the annexed claims.

To illustrate our invention, we have annexed hereto four sheets of drawings, in

which the same reference characters are used to designate identical parts in all the figures, of which- Figure 1 is a cross-section of a crib provided with our apparatus, the section being on line A A of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a longitudin-al section on the line B B of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the horizontal conveyer and a portion of the supporting-tracks detached from the rest of the apparatusA Fig.. 4 is a top plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3%. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line C C of Fig. 3, but'. on a larger scale. Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line I) I) of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a top plan view in section on the line E E oil Fig. 5, and Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line F F of Fig. 4.

Referring tiist to Figs. 1 and 2, we have shown our invention as applied to a crib of the ordinary construction i'fontaining the central driveway l() and the bins 11 and 12 at either side thereof. The crihis also preferably provided near the central portion thereof wit-h the cupola 13, into which tht` up per portion of the clevat ing mechanism extends. 'Ihe horizontal lloor 14 may be provided above the driveway to furnish addi.-

tional storage space. The wagon to be unloaded is driven into the driveway and its contents discharged by any suitable means into the. hopper 15 of the lower section 16 of the elevating mechanism. This section 1 6.

'may be of the ordinary constructionl and rovided with the driving-shaft 17 .at vthe ottoni, which has .the sprocket 18, Joo which power may be applied for operating the entire system.

ner, is the shaft 19, the shafts 17 and 19 serving to operate the customary conveyer'belt or chain located inside of the trough. The shaft 19 hassecured on the .outside thereof the sprocket-wheel 20, .which through the medium of the sprocket-chain 21 drivesthe.

sprocket-wheel 22, secured on a shaft' 23, journaled in a suitable bearing 23 and having on its other end the reversing-gear pintion 24, which meshes with a similar pinion 25, secured on the-shaft 26, forming the driving-shaft of the upper.conveyersection 27, whose hopper 2S. will be seen to be lc cated beneath .the upper end of the section 16, so that the. spout 29 of said section will discharge into the hop er The section 27 of course isprovide with thecustoniary conveyor inside, and its upper end extends up At the upper end of the sectionV '16, which is suitably supported in the crib at `one side of the driveway in an y desiredinaninto the cupola, as shown, and has .journaled t therein the shaft 30, the shafts 26 and 30 serving to carry and operate the inclosed conveyei. The inclosed eonveyer discharges through the spout 31 into the horizontal adjustable trough l 32. 'lhis trough is provided toward its ends with the ilanged rollers 33, which run on the horizontal tracks v343, .suitably ysupported-.as by the standards 34%. from Vthe crib structure. This trough 32 has the side pieces 35 andthe bottom 36, the bottom 36 preferably being extended out at one side to form the supporting-ledge 37, whicn may be provide( sides 35 are preferably extended beneath the half of the renvoyer-chaiiis 40, these chains being of the customary construction and be- (Best shown in Figs and 4.)

i withtht` ortical flange 3S, so as to, in e'tl'eet, forni a shallow auxiliary trough or support. The.

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Ato hold the chain tire length of the crib can be readily filled.

ing provided at considerable intervals with would have a tendency to move the trough the cross-bars 41, so that as the chain is run in either direction over the sprocket-wheels secured on the shafts 42, journaled in the ends of 'the trough, any material discharged from the spout 31 into the trough will be carried to one end or the other, as the case may be, and delivered into the discharge-hopper 43. The shaft 30 at the upper end of the upper section of the elevating mechanism is provided with the sprocket-wheel 44, which, through the medium of the sprocket-chain 45 and the sprocket-'wheel 46, rotates the shaft 47, journaled in suitable bearings in the cast ing 48, suitably sup ported from the crib structure at one side of the conveyentrough. The shaft 47 has secured thereon the bevel gear-wheel 48', which meshes with a similar' bevel gear-wheel 4Q, secured on the shaft 50, likewise journaled in suitable bearings in the casting 48 and having loosely mounted thereonthe bevel gear-pinions 51, meshing with the bevel gear-w heel 52, secured on the shaft 53, likewise joui'naled in suitable bearings in the casting 4S rd lraving secured on its other end the sprocket-wheel 54. The clutch member is splined on the shaft 50 and is adapted to engage with either or neither of the pinions 51, so that the shaft 53 can be held from rotating or rotated in either direction ly means of the shaft 47. This clutch member 55, as best seen in Fig. 8, is provided with the annular groove 56, with which coperates the forked end 57 of the three-armed lever suitably pivoted, as at o9, 'from the crib structure and provided with the ropes 60, depending to the floor of the crib, so that the movement and direction of rotation of the driving-sprocket 54 can be readily controlled from the floor. This driving-sproclet 54 meshes with the drivingchain 61,'which is preferabl f supported on its upper run upon the flange 37 and which engages the sprocket-wheels 62,'secured on the outer ends of the shafts 42, and which has its return run preferably supported by the stationary bearing-pulleys 63, which are suitably supported from the crib structure. The'innermost pair of pulleys 63 are preferabllyvvarrz'inged immediately adjacent to the driving-sprocket 54, as shown in Fig. 3, so as securely in lengagement with said sprocket no matter what position of adjustment the trough 32 may assume. 1N e mayernploy other means for holding the chain in engagementwith the sprocket-wh eel 54-i-such, for instance, as a single wheel lovcated directly beneath the same and as indicated by the dotted circle in Fig. 3.

F rom the foregoing it will be apparent that I the conveyerA in the trough 32 can berdriven in either direction, and by adjusting the l trough back and forth along the crib the en- As the -driving movement of the chain 61 32, we provide means for holdingthe trough from movement in any desired position of adjustment, and for this purpose we preferably employ the clamping-block 64, (best shown in Figs. 3 and 6,) which yextends beneath one edge of the trough 32 and is supported so as to be prevented therewith by the screw 65, which is passed throughthe nut 66, 'which is suitably secured in the cribstructure. The block 64 is preferfrom turning ably located immediately beneath the spout- 31, whose edge extends. over the edge of the trough 32, as seen in Fig. 6, so that when the block 64 is screwed up the trough is consequently clamped between said clamp and the spout 31. To conveniently manipulate this screw 65 from the driveway, we extend the rod 67' down through the iioor 14 and provide it at its lower end with a hand-le 68, by which it may be manipulated.

The structure asthus far described would be effective for discharging the contents of the trough 32 at any point in the crib directly beneath the convey'er, but we desire to construct our apparatus so that it will be capable of filling the bins 11 and 12 at the sie thereof, and for this purpose we provide the sw; veling spouts 69;, the details of which are be t shown in-Figs. 5 and 7, where it will be seen that the hopper ends 43 have secured on the inner faces thereof the straps 70', which in turn have secured to their lower ends the annular castings 71, which are pro- IOO 'outside of the verticalweb 72 andv beneojli l1' the horizontal flange 73 is the annulus 74, having the horizontal flange 75, adapted to extend beneath the flange 73 and supported by the clips or lugs 76, secured to the under' surface of the flange 7 3. The annulus 74 is securedto the top of the spouts 69, as seen,`Vv so that as a result of this swiveling union'it is possible to direct the spout 69 at any angle, so as to discharge directly beneath the trough or at either side thereof. As shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of discharging corn into the bins 11 and 12 the spouts 69 have the extensions 77 secured thereto and adapted to eX- tend over the edge of the incline boards 78, which are secured over the edges o f the bins 11 and 12, so that'the extension 77 of the spout can discharge the material into the ins and at the same time be free to move lengthwise of the crib without striking the posts 79. l

From the foregoing the mode of operation of our improved invention will be readily apparent, and it will be seen to be a compact mechanism entirely inclosed within the crib, so that the wagons can be unloaded from one point therein to any desired portion of the crib.

Tvfhile we have shown and described our IIO invention as embodied in the form which we therefrom at various points within its range,

at present consider best adapted to carry out mounted lengthwise of the crib near the top its purposes, it will be understood'that it is capable of modifications and that we do not desire to be limited in the interpretation of the following claims except as may be necessitated by the state of the prior art,

what we claim as new, and desire to secure b v Letters Patent, is-

1. 11i a device of the class describedJ the combination with the horizontal conveyer Capable of delivery therefrom atvirions mints within its range, of the elevator hav-V ing the spoilt adapted to discharge onto said V4conveyer, the elevator consisting of the two Sections extending in opposite directions from a vertical, nie-ins for driving the conveyer, and mechanism for delivery from said conveyer.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with the horizontal conveyor capable of delivery therefrom at various points within its range and adapted to discharge from the ends thereof, of the elevator having the spout attached to discharge onto said conveyer, said elevator consisting of the two sections having their ends crossed substantially as described and having `the spout deliveringr from the top of the lower section t0 the bottom of the top` section, means for driving the conveyor and elevator, and mechanism for delivering fromthe ends of the said conveyer.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with the horizontal eonveyer capable of delivery therefrom at various points within its range, of the elevator cooperating therewith and having the spoilt vadapted to discharge onto' said conveyer,

said elevator consistingr of the two sections extendinglr iii o positedirections from the vertical, means fbr driving one section of said elevator from the other and the horizontal conveyer from the latter, and mechanism for delivering from said eonveyer.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with the horizontal conveyor capable of delivery therefrom at various points within lts range, of thc elevating mechanism having the spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyer, said elevating mechanism consisting of 'the two sectionsextending in op iositedirections from a vertical and having their ends crossed, the spout dclivering from the top ol the lower section to the bottoni of the top section, means forl driving one section from the other includingr the. reverse pinions, means for driving the horizontal coi'iveycr from one of said sections, and. mechanism for delivering from said conveyer.

5. ln a dcvicciol' thc class described, ilie coiibination with thc cribliaving the ccnl ral driveway and bins on either Iside thereof, of

the horizoi'ital conveycr `apable of delivery 6. ln a device of the class described, thel combination with the crib having the central.

driveway and bins on either side thereof, of the horizontal convcyer capable of delivery therefrom at various points within its range, mounted lengthwise of the crib near the top thereof and over said driveway, of the elevator having the spout adapted to discharge onto saidconveyer, said elevator consisting of two sections having their ends cri'issed and a spout delivering from the top of the lower section to the bottom of the top section, said lower section being adjacent to one side of the driveway, means for diiviiig the con veyer and elevator, and mechanism for delivering from said conveyer to the bins.

7. ln a device of the class described, the combination with the crib having the central driveway and bins on either side thereof, of

,the horizontal conveycr capable of delivery therefroml at various lpoints within its range,

the spout adapted to ischaige onto said conveyer, means for driving the conveyer, mechanism for delivering from said eoiivcyer at either side thereof, andthe inclined defiectloo ing-bars located over the inner edges of the bins. j

8. in a device of the class described, the combination with the trackway, of the conveycr-trough adjustablelongitudinally thc-rt i O 5 on, the conveycr-sliafts journaled in each end ofthe trough, the sprocketwhiels secured on the outer ends of -said shafts, the chain cooperating with said sprocket-wheels outside of the trough, a support for the upper run of l ioy the chain, stationary supports for the under run of the chain, a driving sproelnitswheel engaging the chain between two of the stationary supports, a shaft mounted in stationary bearings to which the driving sprocketwheel is secured, and means for rotating the shaft in either direction.

El. ln a device of the class described, the combination with thc horizontal conveyer capable ol' longitudinal iuljustnicnt, of the elevator having the spoilt adapted to dischargi` onto said conveyei in any position of adjustment, thc elcvaior consisting of the iwo sections extending in opposite directions from :i vertical, means for driving the com veyer, und mechanism for delivery from said conveyei'. i

Il). ln a device of the class described, the combination. with the horizontal convcyci capable of longitudinal adjustment and i5@ adapted to discharge from the ends thereof,

of the elevator having the spout attached to discharge onto said coiiveyer in any position 1 of adjustment, said elevator consisting of the two Sections having their ends crossed substantiallv as described andliaving; the spoutf delivering from the top et' the lower section j capable of longitudinal adjustment, of the to the bottom of the top section, means t'or j driving the convcyer and elevator, and mechanism for delivering from the ends of the said con veyer.

1l. In a device of the class described the l for driving,r the conveyor, and means operati' combination with the horizontal conveyer` capable of longitudinal adjustment, of the elevator copeiating therewith and having the spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyerin any position oi adjustment. said elevator consisting of the, two sections extending in opposite direciionsi'rom the vertical,

means for driving one section of sad elevai or l'iom the other and the horizontal conveyer from the latter, and mechanism for delivering from said conveyer. Y

In a device of the class described, the

estime section, said lower sectionbeingT adjacent to one side of the drivewav, means for driving the. conveyer and elevaand mechanism for delivering from said conveyer to the bins.

15. In a device of theclass described, the 7@ combination with the horizontal conveyer spout adapted to discharge onto said'fciiif veyer in any position of adjustment, mea

able from beneath the convever to clamp 'it' if .band means operatable from said driveway to 85 combination with the horizontal conveyer` capable ci longitudinal adjustment, ol :he j

elevating ianisnihavine the s )out ndaotl ed to discharge onto said conveyor in ainv j l from beneath the conveyer to secure it `in position of adjustment, said elevating inecli anisni consisting oi the two sections extending in opposite directions from a vertical i: nd having their ends crossed, they spout delivering from the top of the lower section to the bottom. of the top section, means ior driving one section from the other including the reverse pinions, means for dri ving the horizontal conveyer from one of said sections, and mechanism for delivering,` from said conveyor.

13. In a device of the class described, the combination with the crib having the central driveway and bins on either side thereof, of the horizontal conveyor capable of longitudinal adjustment, mounted lengthwise of the crib near the top thereof and over said driveway, thev spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyer in anyposition of adjustment,

' the elevator delivering;y to said spout and consisting of the two sections extending in opposite directions from a vertical and located at one side of the driveway, means for driving theffelevator and conveyer, and mechanism for delivering from said conveyor to said bins.

14. In a device of the class described, the combination with the crib having,r the central driveway and bins on either side thereof. ot' the horizontal conveyer capable of longitudinal adjustment, mounted lengthwise et the crib near the top thereof and over said driveway, of the elevator having the spout adapt.- ed to discharge ontosaid conveyer in any position of adjustment, said elevator consisting o1- two sections having their ends crossed and a spout delivering' lroin the top of the lower section to the bottom ol' the top l l j i l l l i i i l l l clamp the. eonveyer in any desired position i .oi adjustment.

17. in a device oithe class described, the combinatimi with the horizontal conveyer capable of longitudinal adjustment, of the 9o spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyor in any position of adjustment., means tor drivi'ific; the conveyer, means operatable any desired position eadjustment, and coin/ sistii-ig oi a brake-block adapted.A to engage the body of the conveyer and means for operating;` the block.

15. in a device of the class described, the combination capable oi' longitudinal adjustment, of the spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyer in any position of adjustment, means fordriving the conveyor, means operatable from beneath the conveyer to secure it in i0; any desired position ol adjustment consisting of a brake-block adapted to engage the body of the conveyer, and a screw-rod for movingthe block.

1Q. in a-device et the class described, the 1i@ combination with the crib having the central drivewayand bins on either side thereof, of the horizontal conveyor capable of longitudinal adjustment, the spout ad'aptedto discharge onto said conveyerin any positiionoi i if. adjustn'ient, means for driving tbc conveyer, the brake-block adapted to engage the body of the conveyer, the screw-rod for moving the block, and a rod extending down into said driveway and provided therein with a i2@ handle for operating the. screw.

20. In a device of the class described, the combination with the lhorizontal. conveyer capable of longitudinal adjustment, ol' the spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyer in any position of adjustment, means for driving the conveyor, means operatable frombeneath the conveyer to securel it in any 'desired position oladjustrnent consisting of a lirake-block adapted to engage the :3c

'ith the horizontal conveyer loo f I body of the eonveyer, and means for operating the block to clamp the conveyer between the block and the spout.

2l. 1n a device of the class described, the combination with the crib having the central driveway and bins on either side thereof, of the horizontal conveyor capable oli-longitudinal adjustment, the spout adapted to discharge onto said oonveyer in any position of adjustment, means for driving the conveyor', mechanism for delivering from said conveyor at either side thereof, and the inclined deilecting-bars located over the inner edges of the bins.

22. ln a device of the class describedl the combination with the tracliway, of the conveyer-trough adjustable longitudinally thereon, the conveyer adapted to move in said trough, a chain outside ot the tre-ugh connected with the conveyor, a sprocket-wheel engaging the chain, a shai't mounted in stationary bearings to which the sprocketwheel is secured, and means for rotating the shaft in either direction.

2?. In a device of the class described, the combination with the trackway, of the conveyer-trough adjustable longitudinally thereon, the conveyer-shafts journaled in each end of the trough, sprocket-wheels on the ends of said shafts, the conveyor adapted to move in A said trough and driven by said shafts, a chain outside of the trough cooperating with the fis ' sprocketwheell engaging the chain, a shaft mounted in stationary bearings to which the sprocket-wheel is secured, a support for the upper run of the chain, and means for rotating the shaft in either direction.

25. [n a device of the class described, the combination. with the trackway, of the conveyer-lrough adjustable longitudinally thereon, the conveyer adapted to move in said trough, a chain outside of the trough connected with the conveyer, a sprocket-wheel engaging the chain, stationary roller-supports for the chain on each side of the driving sprocket-wheel, a shaft mounted in stationarj-.f bearings to which the sprocket-wl'ieel is' secured, and means for rotating the shaft in either direct ion. j

26, In a device of the class described, the combination with the trackway, of the conveyer-trough adjustable longitudinally thereon, the conveyor-shafts journaled in each end ofthe trough, the sprocket-wheels secured on the outer ends of said shafts, the chain coperating with said sprocket-wheels outside of the trough, a support for the upper run of the chain, stationary roller-supports for the under run of the chain, a driving sprocket-wheel engaging the chain between two of the rollersupports, a shaft mounted in stationaryibearings to which the driving sprocket-wheel is secured, and means for rotating the shaft in either direction.

27. In a device of the class described, the combination with the tracliway, of the conveyer-trough ad justablo longitudinally thereon, the conveyer adapted to move in said trough, a chain outside of the trough connected with the conveyor, a sprocket-wheel engaging the chain, a shaft mounted in stationary bearings to which the sprocket-Wheel is secured, means for rotating the shaft in either direction, and supports vfor the lower half of the chain operating in whatever adjustment the trough may be placed 28. In a device ofthe class described, the combination with the trackway, of the conveyor-trough adjustable longitudinally thereon and comprising the bottom, thoside extension, the sides, and the inwardly-projecting flanges beneath the bottom, the conveyer adapted to move in said trough, consisting of the chains connected by conveyer-bars and cooperating with the bottom of said trough and said inwardly-projecting flanges, a chain outside of the trough connected with the conveycr and having its upper half running on the extension, a sprocket-Wheel engaging the chain, a shaft mounted in stationary bearings to which the sprocket-wheel is secured, and means for rotating the shaft in either direction.

2). In a device of the class described, the combination with the elevator-trackway, of the conveyer-trough adjustable longitudinally thereon, the conveyor adapted to move in said trough, a driving-shaft for said conveyor mounted in stationary bearings, driving connectionsbetween said shaft and conveyor, a transverse shaft having a pair of beveled pinions loose thercom'i clutch mechanism adapt-- ed to connect either or neither of said pinions to the shaft, a bevel gear-wheel on the iirst driving-shaft meshing with the pinions, a three-armed shifting-lever for the clutch, and ropes depending from two of the arms of the lever.

30. In a device f the class described, the combination with the horizontal conveyer capable of longitudinal adjustment, said conveyer consisting of the trough provided with the bottom and the flanges 3l), and the movable carrier member running on said bottom and ilange, of the elevator having the spout adapted to discharge onto said conveyer in any position of adjustment, ineens for drivi iiecting-ba located over the edge of the cribv 1o ing the conveyer, and mechanism for delivery upon which the spout discharges.

from said conveyer. ln Witness whereof We have hereunto set 3l. In a device of the class described, bhe our hands this 12th day of August., 1905.

combination with the crib, of the horizontal I JOHN H. GILMAN oonveyer capable of longitudinal adjustment I ALBERT J, BENN ETT.

relative thereto, the swiveling dischargespoutv connected to the conveyer, means for driving the conveyer, and an inclined de- VVitnesses t ARTHUR E. BEES, ALB-ERT G. Rnns. 

